Settling up with terrible part-enemy (9)
I believe the answer is:
repayment
'settling up' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'terrible part-enemy' is the wordplay.
'terrible' indicates anagramming the letters.
'part'+'enemy'='partenemy'
'partenemy' with letters rearranged gives 'REPAYMENT'.
'with' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for repayment that I've seen before include "Refund" , "Reimbursement" , "Money refunded" , "Type of mortgage" .)